USA Today had a couple of dueling editorials yesterday about stocks held by lawmakers. Should they recuse themselves from votes... View Article
Continue readingPrimary Sources: Arkansas
There’s a primary election in Arkansas today. I’ve collected some useful sources on the candidates below: Democrats: Sen. Blanche Lincoln... View Article
Continue readingBank lobbyists make very direct quid pro quo argument
Bank lobbyists are really laying it out there. The New York Times reported over the weekend that lobbyists presented their... View Article
Continue readingAs the money pours in, will we know where it’s coming from?
As the 2010 election cycle heats up, voters will be exposed to the usual bombardment of campaign ads—many of them... View Article
Continue readingSenate to Kagan: Update Supreme Court Website
Members of Congress have repeatedly called for the Supreme Court to televise its proceedings, an issue to which Solicitor General... View Article
Continue readingScandal Plagued West Virginia Lawmaker Goes Down
So, Rep. Alan Mollohan was defeated in a Democratic primary yesterday. He was the second incumbent to lose in the... View Article
Continue readingTories and Open Gov
There’s a new government across the pond with Tory leader David Cameron as Prime Minister. Worth noting is that our... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Spending or Social Connections?
The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein nails it on the head in this post on lobbying: …I worry much more about... View Article
Continue readingBehind the Screen: the Making of Our Citizens United Ad
Alison Kim is an intern with the Sunlight Foundation. Her project was to develop an ad advocating for a better... View Article
Continue readingBig Day for Earmark Transparency
Today’s a big day for earmark transparency. Bill Allison just wrote up some reactions to today’s coming Senate bill, the... View Article
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